Cabinet for watch-crystals



UNrTn STATES PATENT tries.

GREET H. DAUGHERTY, OF FREMONT, INDIANA.

CABINET FOR VVATCH-CRYSTALS.

SP-CZFICATICN forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,308, dated January 1, 13.4,

Application f led July '7, 1883. (Modeld To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CREET H. DAUGHEBTY, of Fremont, in the county of Steuben and State of Indiana, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cabinets for VVatch-Orystals; and I do hereby-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enablejothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cabinets for watch-crystals; and it consists in the combination of the cabinet or frame provided with suitable doors, and suitable drawers placed therein, and in which drawers arepivl cabinet for holding watch glasses or crystals of different sizes, for the purpose of keeping each size by itself, and thus save time in handling them, and to prevent their edges from becoming chipped, as they always are when they are mixed together in a drawer or box.

Figure l is a front elevation of acabinet embodying myinvention, showing the doors open and the drawers in position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the drawers. Fig. is a vertical cross-section of the same.

A represents the cabinet or frame, of any desired shape or size, and which is provided with a number of drawers, B.

To the front of the cabinet will be secured suitable doors, E, either as here shown or in any other way that may be preferred. As here shown, there are two solid doors fastened to opposite sides of the frame, one of which has a glass door hinged to its inner edge. These three doors close the front of the cabinet, so as to exclude dust and dirt.

The drawers consist of mere shells or frames, which have a cross-piece, D, extending across their bottoms, and a metallic strip, F, extending across the top. In between this crosspiece and strip is pivoted a wheel, G, which has a number of recesses, H, formed in its edge. These recesses are of different sizes to correspond to the different sizes of crystals used, and each one has its outer side cut away, asshown at I, so as to allow the fingers free access to the crystals.

Secured to the under side of each wheel G is a sheet of thin metal or other suitable material, J, which extends out far enough under the recesses H'to form supports to keep the crystals in position.

Secured to the bottom of the cross-piece D of thedrawer is a spring-catch, L, which engages with the small opening or recess 0 in the bottom of the wheel G, and thus serves to hold the wheel in position. A person, in selecting a desired size of crystal,has first to depress the catch L and then revolve the wheel until the desired size is brought in front of him. The center of the wheel is bored out; and in this bored-out place is pivoted a second wheel, 0, which is also provided with a series of recesses in its edge,and with a spring snap, I, for holding it in place. In this small er wheel can be made, if so desired, the sizes for the larger crystals; but I do not limit myself in this respect, for the largest openings may be made in either wheel, as may be pre ferred.

I By means of the construction above de scribed it will readily be seen that every size of crystal can be kept by itself, and thus save time in handling them for the purpose of selecting the desired size, and prevent their edges from being chipped, as is always the case where a number of glasses are kept together in a drawer or box.

It is not necessary that the cabinet having doors should be used, as any frame which will hold the drawers will answer the same purpose. A cabinet is preferable, but otherwise forms no necessary part of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, in acabinet, of a number of drawers, and i each drawer provided with a wheel or revolving part which has recesses formed in its edge for the purpose of holding watch glasses or crystals, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of a drawer provided with cross-pieces with a rcvolvingwheel hav IOI) ing recesses in its edge to receive articles of wheel which is placed in the middle of the different sizes, substantially as described. larger wheel, the smaller wheel also having 3. The combination of a drawer provided recesses formed in its edges, substantially as with cross-pieces with a revolving wheel prospecified. 5 vided with recesses in its edge, and a spring- In testimony whereof I affix my signature in I 5 snap for holding/the wheel in position, subpresence of two witnesses. stantially as set forth. OREET H. DAUGHERTY.

4:. The combination of a drawer with a rclVitnesses: volving wheel having recesses of different \V.1-I.TWI0HELL, 10 sizes made in its edges, with a second smaller EMMET A. BRATTON. 

